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Nestlé CEO Freixe’s Turnaround Plan Faces Challenge From Weak Consumer

Nestlé’s plans under new CEO Laurent Freixe to restructure and sharpen its focus on its top brands were welcomed by investors, but executing a turnaround strategy against a backdrop of weak consumer demand will be a tough task.

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NAM Implications:
  • Or an easy one…
  • …given economic issues in North America and Europe, the company’s biggest markets…
  • …a reflection of the weak growth backdrop in Nestlé’s categories.
  • i.e. a bigger problem outside Nestlé.
  • But given the company’s size and heritage…
  • …strategic changes will make a difference.